Privacy Policy - AX-METALS GmbH

1. Data protection at a glance

General information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data by which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on data protection can be found in the privacy policy below.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact details in the section “Information on the responsible party” in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. This is mainly technical data, such as internet browser, operating system or time of page access. This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contractual offers, orders or other order enquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You may contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of data protection.

Analytics tools and third-party tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behaviour may be statistically analysed. This is mainly done using analytics programs.

Detailed information on these analytics programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

All-Inkl

The provider is ALL-INKL.COM – Neue Medien Münnich, Inh. René Münnich, Hauptstraße 68, 02742 Friedersdorf, Germany, hereinafter referred to as All-Inkl. Details can be found in All-Inkl’s privacy information: https://all-inkl.com/datenschutzinformationen/.

The use of All-Inkl is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website possible. Where consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device, such as device fingerprinting, within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Data processing agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the service mentioned above. This is a contract required under data protection law that ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data by which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

Please note that data transmission over the internet, for example communication by email, may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information on the responsible party

The party responsible for data processing on this website is:

AX-METALS GmbH
Semmelweisstraße 18
12524 Berlin
Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 30 629 071 63
Email: info@ax-metals.com

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data, such as names, email addresses or similar data.

Storage period

Unless a more specific storage period has been stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data, such as tax or commercial retention periods. In the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons no longer apply.

General information on the legal bases for data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data pursuant to Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your end device, for example via device fingerprinting, processing is additionally carried out on the basis of Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is required to fulfil a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the relevant legal bases in each individual case is provided in the following sections of this privacy policy.

Recipients of personal data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, it is also necessary to transfer personal data to these external parties. We only pass personal data on to external parties if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so, for example to tax authorities, if we have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in passing on the data, or if another legal basis permits the transfer. When using processors, we pass on personal data only on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may withdraw consent that has already been given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL THEN NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

Information, correction and deletion

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of data processing, and, where applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You may contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you may request restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defence or establishment of legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may, apart from being stored, only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a member state.

SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies

Our internet pages use so-called cookies. Cookies are small data packages and do not cause any damage to your end device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session, so-called session cookies, or permanently, so-called persistent cookies, on your end device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Persistent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Cookies may originate from us, so-called first-party cookies, or from third-party companies, so-called third-party cookies. Third-party cookies make it possible to integrate certain services of third-party companies within websites.

Cookies have different functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them. Other cookies may be used to evaluate user behaviour or for advertising purposes.

Cookies required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions requested by you or to optimise the website are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimised provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG; consent may be withdrawn at any time.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies, allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this privacy policy and in our cookie information or cookie policy.

Consent management with Complianz

This website uses the Complianz consent management solution to obtain and document legally required consent for the use of certain cookies and comparable technologies, and to enable users to manage their consent choices. Provider is Complianz B.V., Kalmarweg 14-5, 9723 JG Groningen, Netherlands.

When you enter our website, Complianz may store technically necessary information in your browser in order to save the consent choices you have made and to be able to prove them. This may include your consent status, consent ID, language and version information of the cookie banner, and technical information necessary for consent management.

The use of Complianz is intended to obtain the legally required consent for the use of certain technologies and to document this consent. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR, insofar as the processing is necessary to fulfil legal obligations. In addition, we have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in legally compliant and technically reliable consent management. Where information is stored on or accessed from your end device for this purpose, this is done on the basis of Section 25(2) TDDDG, as this storage or access is necessary to provide the consent management service requested by the user.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

browser type and browser version
operating system used
referrer URL
host name of the accessing computer
time of the server request
IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of its website; for this purpose, server log files must be collected.

Contact form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of enquiries addressed to us, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or on your consent, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, if this has been requested; consent may be withdrawn at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies, for example after your enquiry has been processed. Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular retention periods, remain unaffected.

Enquiry by email, telephone or fax

If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your enquiry, including all personal data resulting from it, such as name and enquiry, will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The data sent to us by contact enquiries will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.

5. Analytics tools and advertising

Google Tag Manager

This website uses Google Tag Manager. Provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Tag Manager is a tool that enables us to integrate tracking or statistics tools and other technologies on our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, does not store cookies for analytics purposes and does not perform independent analyses. It is used to manage and deliver the tools integrated via it. However, Google Tag Manager records your IP address, which may also be transmitted to Google’s parent company in the United States.

The use of Google Tag Manager is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the quick and uncomplicated integration and management of various tools on its website. If a corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Google is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Further information can be found at: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. Provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyse the behaviour of website visitors. The website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, duration of visit, operating systems used and the user’s origin. This data may be summarised by Google in a profile that is assigned to the respective user or their end device.

Google Analytics uses technologies that enable recognition of the user for the purpose of analysing user behaviour, for example cookies or device fingerprinting. The information collected by Google about the use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Cookies such as _ga and _ga_<container-id> may be used for this purpose.

The use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

IP anonymisation

Google Analytics IP anonymisation is activated. As a result, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.

Data processing agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Storage period

Data stored by Google at user and event level that is linked to cookies, user IDs or advertising IDs is anonymised or deleted after the configured retention period. The retention period can be configured in Google Analytics.

More information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Google is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Further information can be found at: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Google Consent Mode v2

We use Google Consent Mode v2 on this website in connection with Google services such as Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager. Google Consent Mode enables Google tags to adapt their behaviour depending on the consent status selected by the user.

If you do not give consent to analytics or marketing cookies, Google tags are controlled accordingly. Depending on the configuration, Google may receive consent signals and, where applicable, limited technical information. Google Consent Mode does not replace obtaining consent through our consent banner, but supports the technically compliant transmission of consent signals to Google services.

The legal basis for the use of Google Consent Mode is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in consent-compliant integration of Google services. If personal data is processed or information is stored on or accessed from your end device, processing is carried out on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

6. Plugins and tools

YouTube with enhanced privacy mode

This website embeds videos from YouTube. The operator of YouTube is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

When you visit one of our pages on which YouTube is embedded, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing behaviour directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

We use YouTube in enhanced privacy mode. According to YouTube, videos played in enhanced privacy mode are not used to personalise browsing on YouTube. Ads displayed in enhanced privacy mode are also not personalised. No cookies are set in enhanced privacy mode. However, local storage elements are stored in the user’s browser, which may contain personal data similar to cookies and may be used for recognition.

Additional data processing operations may be triggered after activation of a YouTube video, over which we have no influence.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Further information about data protection at YouTube can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Google Maps

This website uses the map service Google Maps. Provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. With the help of this service, we can integrate map material into our website.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transmission.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings and easy findability of the locations specified by us on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use Google reCAPTCHA on this website. Provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

reCAPTCHA is used to check whether data entered on this website, for example in a contact form, is entered by a human or by an automated program. For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyses the behaviour of the website visitor on the basis of various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information, such as IP address, time spent by the website visitor on the website or mouse movements made by the user. The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

reCAPTCHA analyses run completely in the background. Website visitors are not specifically informed that an analysis is taking place.

The storage and analysis of data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings against abusive automated spying and spam. Where consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Further information on Google reCAPTCHA can be found in Google’s privacy policy and terms of use: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en.

Source of the original German template: https://www.e-recht24.de. The text has been adapted and supplemented for AX-METALS GmbH.